Garment hanger



April 29, 1952 A. P. MASCIANA 2,594,958

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Patented Apr. 2%, i952 GARMEIJT HANGER Andrea F. lviasoiana, Washington,D. (3.

Application April 8, 1948, Serial No. 19,847

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hangers and moreparticularly to the pro- Vision of a device especially designed forhanging trousers, womens skirts, and the like.

Heretofore, hangers for supporting pants, trousers, skirts, and the likehave included clamps which grip the pants adjacent the cuff, leaving thebody portion of the pants hanging down. As a result, money, keys, andother articles which may be in the pockets of the pants, fall out on tothe floor. Also, by hanging by the cuff section of the pants, anoticeable crease or wrinkle is created.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a pants hangerhaving means for supporting the pants bythe belt loops at the bodysection, so that the cuffs hang down.

A further object is to provide a hanger for pants or skirts, or similararticles, which can be quickly and easily attached to a garment, withoutrequiring the use of clamps, safety pins, or the like.

A further object is to provide a pants, or skirt hanger, which is simplein structure, and capable of being manufactured at a low cost.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a garment hanger embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the hanger supporting a pair of pants.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the hanger supporting pants.

Referring to the drawings, the hanger for supporting pants and the like,is shown to comprise a supporting hook 2 with arms 4 and la extendingoutwardly and downwardly from each side of the hook 2. The end of arm ihas a portion 3 bent at an angle to arm I and back towards hook 2 asshown at 4. The hook 2 is designed to support the hanger on a rod, or

means projecting from a wall, as ordinarily used for supporting garmenthangers. The portions 3 and 4 provide a hook adapted to pass through aloop I B at the rear of the body portion of pants or the like. (See Fig.4.)

The end of the other arm la has a section 5 bent back towards the hook 2at an angle to one side of arm la. The section 5 isintegral with asection 6 bent back along section '5 and around the junction of arm laand section 5 and back towards hook 2 at an angle to the other side ofarm la as shown at l, and further bent back along itself as shown at 8.The above structure at the end of arm la provides two hooks to engagebelt loops 9 at the front of the body portion of pants. The entire pantshanger is made from a single piece of wire.

Obviously, the device can be used to support womens skirts which may beprovided with belt loops.

In its simplest form the device is made of wire such as employed in themanufacture of very inexpensive garment hangers. However, it is obviousthat the hanger can be made from a plastic material, rods, or othermaterials to provide the two forward hooks and the rear hook.

As will be seen from the drawings, the hanger can be also used tosupport a coat in the same manner as the well known coat hanger,

From the above description it will be seen that there has been providedasimple and inexpensive hanger for pants, skirts, and the like, whichrequires no clamps, pins, etc. and which creates no crease in the pantsadjacent the cuiTs. The hanger supports the pants from the loopsprovided for a belt on the body portion of the pants, and consequently,articles in the pockets of the pants will not fall out when supported bythe hanger.

As stated above, the device can be made by twisting wire as is common incoat hangers, or it can be stamped out of sheet metal, or molded from aplastic material or the like.

above description is to be considered as illustrative and not limitativeof the invention, or which modifications can be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appendedclaim.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

A device made from a single piece of wire for supporting pants by thebelt loops, comprising a hook, a first arm extending outwardly anddownwardly from one side of the hook, the end portion or the first armhaving a first section bent at an angle to one side of the first arm andback towards the hook, a second section integral with the first sectionand bent back along the first section and around the junction of the armand the first section and at an an le to the other side of the first armand back towards the hook, and a second arm extending outwardly anddownwardly from the other side of the hook, the end portion of thesecond arm being bent at an angle to the second arm and back towards thehook.

ANDREA P. MASCIANA.

CITED The following references are of record in the of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 33,665 Kramer Dec. 4, 1900578,328 Garson Mar. 9, 1897 2,171,693 Glendenning Sept. 5, 19392,460,905

Saunders Feb. 8, 1949

